Kingston Recreation 14-18 Youth Basketball Program: Registration has begun. All participants are required to be registered to play, can not be a member of their high school team and must be of age by Jan. 1, 2013. Registration can be done online at www.kingstonparksandrec.org or www.kingston-ny.gov and follow the prompts to register and pay, or come down to the Parks and Recreation Department Office in the Amdy Murphy (Midtown) Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, in Kingston. Fee: $35 for City of Kingston residents, $45 for non-residents. Payment required at time of registration. League games, played at the Murphy Center, will be held on Sunday afternoons beginning Jan. 20. For more information, call Kingston Recreation leader Rob Dassie at (845) 481-7334.

FENCING

Woodstock Fencing Club: Meets 6-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Woodstock Elementary School. Instruction given at all levels in all weapons ---- Foil, Sabre and Epee from 6:30-8. Practice and bouting. Fence dry or electric. For more information, call Elene Schoeps at (845) 657-8021 or George T. Gallagher at 331-3832, e-mail YESUS@hvc.rr.com or visit www.ashokan.com/fencing.html

Fly-Fishing Courses For Beginners: Offered by the Columbia-Greene Chapter of Trout Unlimited at Columbia-Greene Community College. Two 6-week non-credit classes offered 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays. The first (held from Jan. 30-March 6) teaches the basics of fly-tying. The second course (held from March 20-April 24) teaches the techniques of using a fly-rod. Cost is $50 for the fly-tying course and $90 for the fly-casting.Class size is limited to 10 students each. To register, call the college's Community Services office at (518) 828-4181, ext. 3342 during normal business hours of click on the Community Services link at www.sunycgcc.edu. For for information, contact Trout Unlimited Chapter member Joe Reina at jreina425@gmail.com or visit www.cgtu.org

HEALTH & FITNESS

Jazzercise Classes: Offered 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays at the Reformed Church, Salam Street, Port Ewen. All ages and fitness levels welcomed. Local instructor Cathy Shaw has been working with toddlers to seniors for 22 years. For more information, call (845) 339-1545.

Saugerties Athletic Association: Men's and women's team applications have been sent out to all of last year's managers. Deadline is March 6. New team openings will be on a first-come basis dependent on the number of returning teams. For more information or an application, contact SAA Men's Softball Commissioner Joe Brocco at (845) 247-9135 or jbrocco1@hvc.rr.com or Women's Softball Commissioner Heather Young at hjy696@aim.com or visit www.saaleagues.com

Youth Lessons

Fastpitch Pitching Lessons: The Mid-Hudson Rebels will hold clinics at John A. Coleman Catholic High School starting Jan. 5. Lessons run for 6 weeks are are led by veteran pitching expert Janice Pettit-Brundage. If interested, call Paul Zweifel at (845) 380-5442.

Winter Pitching Clinic: Eight-week clinic Saturdays at the Boys and Girls Club in Kingston Jan. 12-March 9 with Janice Petit Brundage. Younger pitchers from 9-10 a.m.; older pitchers from 10-11 a.m. Clinic limited to seven pitchers per hour. Each pitchers must have their own catcher. Fee: $75 for Ulster Fillies members, $145 for non-Fillies.Contact John Wilcox at (845) 339-2072 or jwilcox1@hvc.rr.com for further details.

Youth Travel Teams

Dutchess Debs 12U: Looking for one or two more competitive players, preferably a pitcher and/or catcher for the 2012-13 season Anyone interested, should call Mike Sheedy at (914) 474-6794.

Mid-Hudson Tigers 16U: Currently looking for one or two competitive players to add to the roster. There will be indoor winter training and spring/summer tournaments. Anyone interested are asked to call A.J. Uhl at (845) 430-7035.

Ulster Fillies 16U: Looking for an experienced pitcher/infielder to complete 2013 travel roster. Season will include an eight-week winter workout period with tow Adirondack Dome indoor tournaments and a summer schedule comprised of college showcase, ASA state and national championbship tournaments and high-level tournament play. For more information or if interested in an indivdual tryout, contact Rick Spriggs at spriggsrick@yahoo.com or at (845) 339-8162.

Town of Saugerties Summer Day Camp Program: Holiday Gift certificates are now available at the Kiwanis Ice Arena for the 2013 program. These can be used towards the registration fee or to start a payment plan. Gift certificates are available in any amount from as little as $10 to the full amount. For those who wish to give the gift of a full registration and, at the same time, register their child or grandchild, pre-registration forms are available at the Ice Arena and the Saugerties Town Hall at 4 High Street. There are sizeable pre-registering discounts, for both Saugerties residents and non-residents, along with additional siblings in the program. All of the above, along with payment plan options, are also available by contacting Brett Baschnagel at fieldmanager@saugerties.ny.us or by calling (845) 246-5890, ext. 303.